Positive tests are all alike, every negative test is negative in its own way: lack of confidence in negative malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- 10.1186/s12936-026-05802-6
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- 2026 Feb 2
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12936-026-05802-6,
title = {Positive tests are all alike, every negative test is negative in its own way: lack of confidence in negative malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.},
author = {Sugg KN and Mpata FW and Humes MD and Aliango Marachto D and Rajan R and Winch PJ},
year = {2026},
journal = {Malaria journal},
doi = {10.1186/s12936-026-05802-6},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-026-05802-6}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Positive tests are all alike, every negative test is negative in its own way: lack of confidence in negative malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. AU - Sugg KN AU - Mpata FW AU - Humes MD AU - Aliango Marachto D AU - Rajan R AU - Winch PJ PY - 2026 JO - Malaria journal DO - 10.1186/s12936-026-05802-6 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-026-05802-6 ER -
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KN, S., FW, M., MD, H., D, A. M., R, R., & PJ, W. (2026). Positive tests are all alike, every negative test is negative in its own way: lack of confidence in negative malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.. Malaria journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-026-05802-6
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